TELEVISION: Fox Sports reaches deal with Big West

Fox on Thursday announced a long-term agreement with the Big West Conference that will put conference games on FSSD, Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports Prime Ticket beginning with this basketball season.

FSSD will show a minimum of 20 Big West Conference events, including regular-season men's basketball, four men's basketball tournament quarterfinal games and the women's basketball title game this winter.

The soccer and track championships will also be televised.

FSSD will receive at least 12 San Diego State men's basketball games when the Aztecs join the Big West for the 2012-13 school year.

"This is an excellent deal for San Diego State," said Henry Ford, senior vice president and general manager of FSSD. "It's great exposure for the Aztecs.

"Plus, we'll throw games to Fox Sports College, so some San Diego State games will go national."

The Aztecs have 25 men's basketball games scheduled for TV this season ---- 10 on the new Time Warner Cable Sports Network, five each on the CBS Sports Network and the NBC Sports Network, three on ESPNU and one each on FSN and FSSD.

The Big West Conference includes Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, Hawaii and Pacific. Boise State and San Diego State come in for the 2013-14 season, though both will play football in the Big East Conference.

"Things are starting to pop," San Diego State baseball coach Tony Gwynn said. "From a baseball standpoint, going to the Big West is exciting.